DNA Damage and Glyphosate? Critical Evaluation of a 2007 Report
A question appeared over on GMOanswers.com and I thought I'd take a stab at it. I remember looking at it briefly awhile ago, but it didn't stick in my brain. Maybe because it was not worth sticking there. Last night I took a critical look at this work. If you take the time to read it you find that even the authors have many mundane explanations for the results. However, the title becomes a headline and is part of the glyphosate=danger mantra repeated by low-science-resolution readers that seek confirmation of their biases. Judging by the capitalization in the question, the person with the question even cut-n-pasted the title. Not too many calories being expended to sort out this mystery! However, education is my goal, so here goes... Question on GMOanswers : Can you comment on this study about DNA damage due to Roundup Evaluation of DNA damage in an Ecuadorian population exposed to glyphosate? The report you refer to is Paz-y-MiƱo et al., (2007), a "Short C